Township of Vernon, NJ
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2023-04-24
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Part I, Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 5 Administration of Government
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Article XIVA Environmental Commission
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 5 Art XIVA Environmental Commission
- § 5-84 Commission continued; purpose of Commission.
- § 5-85 Members; alternate members; appointment; terms; vacancies.
- § 5-86 Powers of Commission.
- § 5-87 Records and annual report.
- § 5-88 Appropriations.
- § 5-89 (Reserved for future use.)
- Ch 12 Cable Television Franchises
- Ch 18 Change Work Order Policy
- Ch 30 Claims
- Ch 37 Court, Municipal
- Ch 44 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 52 Division of Fire Suppression
- Ch 59 (Reserved)
- Ch 81 Payroll
- Ch 89 Personnel Policies
- Ch 94 Police Department
- Ch 98 Police Services
- Ch 99 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 110 (Reserved)
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 130 Abandoned Properties; Unfit Buildings
- Ch 133 Affordable Housing
- Ch 137 Alarms
- Ch 142 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 148 Animals
- Ch 153 Assemblies, Public
- Ch 160 Bicycles, Scooters, Skateboards and Roller Skates
- Ch 165 Body Art Establishments
- Ch 167 Business Insurance Registration
- Ch 170 Cable Television and Communications
- Ch 179 Campgrounds
- Ch 186 Charitable Organizations
- Ch 190 Clothing Bins
- Ch 205 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 212 (Reserved)
- Ch 227 Dumping; Littering
- Ch 231 Emergency Housing
- Ch 240 Farm, Right to
- Ch 244 (Reserved)
- Ch 250 Fees and Escrows
- Ch 255 Filming
- Ch 258 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 263 Fire Prevention
- Ch 269 Fire Safety
- Ch 275 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 281 Food Establishments, Retail
- Ch 289 Food Handler's Certification
- Ch 294 Games of Chance
- Ch 308 Heliports
- Ch 325 Illegal Dwellings
- Ch 330 Land Development
- Ch 341 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 350 Long-Term Rentals
- Ch 363 Noise
- Ch 369 Nuclear-Free Zone
- Ch 374 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 380 Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 396 Parades and Processions
- Ch 407 Parking, Handicapped
- Ch 408 Parking, Veterans.
- Ch 413 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 428 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 434 Performance Guaranties
- Ch 440 Pesticides
- Ch 447 Property Maintenance
- Ch 452 Recycling
- Ch 454 Rights-Of-Way, Township-Owned
- Ch 462 Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual Subsurface
- Ch 465 (Reserved)
- Ch 476 Short-Term Rentals
- Ch 478 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 483 Soil Removal
- Ch 484 Soil Fill Placement
- Ch 500 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 509 Taxation
- Ch 518 Towing
- Ch 524 Used Oil
- Ch 528 Municipal Utilities Authority
- Ch 531 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 542 Vehicles, Motorized Sport Bikes
- Ch 555 Water Supply, Potable
- Ch 560 Water Systems, Public Noncommunity and Nonpublic
- Ch 566 Water Use Restrictions
- Appendix
- Ch A600 Board of Adjustment Rules of Procedure
- Ch A650 Policies and Procedures Manual
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Amended 11-28-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-26]
A.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 et seq., an Environmental
Commission of five members is hereby continued.
[Amended 11-28-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-26]
A.
A Commission shall consist of five members appointed by the Mayor,
one of whom shall also be a member of the Land Use Board, and all
of whom shall be Township residents. The members shall serve without
compensation.
B.
The Mayor shall designate one of the members to serve as Chairperson
of the Commission.
C.
The terms of office of the Commissioners shall be for three years
and be staggered.
[Amended 11-28-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-26]
A.
The Commission shall have power to conduct research into the use
and possible use of the open land areas of the Township and may coordinate
the activities of unofficial bodies organized for similar purposes.
B.
The Commission may advertise, prepare, print and distribute books,
maps, charts, plans and pamphlets which, in its judgment, it deems
necessary for its purposes.
C.
The Commission shall keep an index of all open areas, publicly or
privately owned, including open marshlands, swamps and other wetlands,
in order to obtain information on the proper use of such areas.
D.
The Commission may from time to time recommend to the Land Use Board
plans and programs for inclusion in a Township Master Plan and the
development and use of the open areas of the Township.
[Amended 11-28-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-26]
The Commission shall keep records of its meetings and activities
and shall make an annual report to the Council.
[Amended 11-28-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-26]
The Council may, but is not required to, appropriate funds for
the expenses incurred by the Commission. The Commission may appoint
a recording secretary and payment for the same shall be within the
limits of funds appropriated to the Commission, if any.
